Gattaca: retrofuturism, eugenics, and the ethics of designer babies
b'Why does everyone love this movie? \\n\\n
Underdogs, sticking it to the man, engaging with our sense of justice and living the American Dream! Or something.
\\n\\n Genetic Determinism \\n\\nThe world of Gattaca banks on this big-time, but in real it\\u2019s much more complicated. Nature AND nurture. People are more than the genes they start with.
\\n\\n Designer Babies \\n\\nCurrent practices with in vitro and in vivo baby testing. Down syndrome.
\\n\\n The New Eugenics \\n\\nRacism. \\u201cPositive\\u201d and \\u201cnegative.\\u201d American eugenics programs. Medical choices are eugenic.
\\n\\n Genetic Discrimination \\n\\nLoooooong list of inconveniences Ethan Hawke has to keep up with to not get caught. Financial arrangements. Colloquial speech in Andrew Niccol\\u2019s films.
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